Unit 2 Concept 2 Flashcards

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1
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Passive transport

A

No ATP
High to low concentration
(Down concentration)

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2
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Active transport

A

ATP
Low to high concentration

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3
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Concentration

A

Amount of solute dissolved in a solvent

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4
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Concentration gradient

A

Difference in concentration of a substance from one location to the other

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5
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Simple diffusion

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Spreading out of molecules till equilibrium is reached
O2 CO2

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6
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Facilitated diffusion

A

Movement with the help of a transport protein
Large molecules like glucose
And polar molecules

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7
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Osmosis

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Simple diffusion of water molecules
High to low

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8
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High water concentration means

A

Low water concentration

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9
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Low water concentration

A

High water concentration

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10
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Hypertonic solutions

A

Water is lower than the cells cytoplasm
Shrivels

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11
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Hypotonic

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Water is higher than the cells cytoplasm
Swells

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12
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Isotonic

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Identical water and cytoplasm

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13
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Positive feedback mechanisms

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Output intensifies the response
Ex.human birth-fruit ripening

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14
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Negativel

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Output causes a counter response to return to a set point
Ex. Human temp- blood sugar

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15
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Stimulus

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Change in the environment

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16
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Response

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A change in the organism

17
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Homeostasis

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need of an organism to stay Stable
by regulating
internal conditions

18
Q

Feedback mechanisms

A

evolve to help maintain homeostasis in
organisms as they respond to stimuli

19
Q

Things that can enter membrane easy are

A

Small non polar hydrophobic

20
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Things that can’t are

A

Polar large molecules